Noun
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a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
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the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
"in your element"
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one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
"the alchemists believed that there were four elements"
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the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
"water is the element of fishes"
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any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
- chemical element -
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up
especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
"spare components for cars"
"a component or constituent element of a system"
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an abstract part of something
"jealousy was a component of his character"
"two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"
"the grammatical elements of a sentence"
"a key factor in her success"
"humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"